Sid Miller calls barbecue deregulation effort ‘horse hockey’

In this 2013 file photo, a handsome brisket from Franklin Barbecue sits ready to be sliced. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has started a food fight at the Capitol, and the food being slung has a decidedly smoky flavor.

At stake is how much brisket is on your plate.

In an opinion piece published Tuesday in the Texas Tribune, Miller says he wants Gov. Greg Abbott to veto a bill that would exempt from state inspection weights and scales at barbecue joints and other restaurants that sell food.